[ It's... perhaps not entirely surprising, but she flinches a tiny bit as his hand brushes against hers. But there's nothing threatening about the gesture, or his face. And there's just this feeling... somehow, that she can trust him?
There's pieces moving in her head. She's still sharp as a tack, even now. The inexplicable familiarity with he greeted both her and Sojiro. Her code all over his phone. The nagging feeling in the back of her mind. The fact that she felt like she could trust him? Even though Sojiro was struggling to get her to open up right now. It's coming together into an impossible conclusion, but it feels... right?
He's talking about her.
She... she really made him feel that way? Made him feel that much? Her hand trembles under his, just a bit, but it's not from fear, and her free hand is suddenly darting up to rub at eyes that are more than a bit wetter than they were a few seconds ago. ]
I- I didn't...
[ She didn't know. She hadn't realized. At least not in actual words like that, which somehow made it so much more real. ]
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There's pieces moving in her head. She's still sharp as a tack, even now. The inexplicable familiarity with he greeted both her and Sojiro. Her code all over his phone. The nagging feeling in the back of her mind. The fact that she felt like she could trust him? Even though Sojiro was struggling to get her to open up right now. It's coming together into an impossible conclusion, but it feels... right?
He's talking about her.
She... she really made him feel that way? Made him feel that much? Her hand trembles under his, just a bit, but it's not from fear, and her free hand is suddenly darting up to rub at eyes that are more than a bit wetter than they were a few seconds ago. ]
I- I didn't...
[ She didn't know. She hadn't realized. At least not in actual words like that, which somehow made it so much more real. ]